New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-16
NEw.YORK CITY.

The bankers and Merchants Alliance Of New-York
has been incorporated for the purpose OF carrying
on life Insurance business. The trustees are Ed
ward IL Belts, David g; Kimba william NJ To 9.
Isaiah V. Lewis Peter J. l. Soaring Henry w. Pope
Benjamin b. SOuthwick, Nathan Forbes, Henry n
Coburn and John Byers
General Newton is preparing the estimates for the
Department Of Public Works for 1883. One OF the
principal items will be for repaving. About S3o0oo9
will been spent this kind OF work by the end
Of tho season.
Leo Phillips, secretary and executive ohcer OF tho
Civil Service Board. and tho physicians OF the board
were engaged yesterday In examining about seventy
1--WE candidates for doormrn OF tho Police Department
Of candidates for Chief OF the Bureau of Elections will
probably take place next week
Edgar b. GoslIng, assistant engineer in the DOCK
Department, has been presented with tho silver medai
OF tho IAfo Saving Benevolent Association for rescu-
ing John HanIon from drowning by diving for him 10
the Hudson saver, near Thirty seventh-st, on
August %.
Tho sales agents OF the anthracite coal PRODUCING
companies held short session yesterday, but decided
to mako change at present In the prices OIL 0oA'
An advance Is expected later In the season.
Tho low rates for Bartlett pears have sent an unusual
quantity into cod storags Other pears are not seihs
we'll. having been sh pped extremely haru
Tho entire seasons packing of Columbia River
salmon has gone into tho hands Of retailers Alaska
and Northern River salmon will DO in market In about
thirty days
Moses IAsowick a lame immigrant from Poland
who arrived at Castle Garden yesterday, VIII DC oc
aincd until no demonstrates that he will not become
a public charge
The body of Alexander Mum, ir. member Oi 'ho
Produce Exchange, who died abroad on August 30
arrived yesterday on tho steamship pennsyivanlaa
Tho funeral will take place o-mOrrOw In ChrSt Ohuro'
at clinton and Harrison sts., Brooklyn.
Collector Magone yesterday appointed Samuei W.
Morri-on an Ell soldier, OF this city, an Inspector AZ
salary Of "A day, and Appraiser McMuiiln appointed
George X. Gilbert OF Brookiyn' sugar eA"
at 81 500.
Tho public school teachers will receive their su'
aries for August to-day at tho Controllers Once INC
pay roll amounts to S23O,OOo
Tho reduction In the tariff OF the Commercial Caoe
Company, of which notice was given on september
l. went into effect yesterday. Tho rates by all inc
Atlantic cable lines are twelve cents woId 10
Great Dttain, ireland and Franco aud hitech ceh'o
a word Ia Germany.
To dancing OF Miss Lena Mervllle In inc Dons
onsdrIllcr feature Of Tho Arabian Nlghts'
~ n,avinp at tho Standard Theatre, is nightly
rewanird by several recalls. She has maze MI in
A line of business entirely new To her.
Secretary FarcblId made social call on COLLECTOR
Maeune yesterday at the Custom Louise
Word was received yesterday that tho steamship
AIIer North German Lloyd had made tho trip rom
SANDY Hook 70 tho Needles In days, four hours
and twenty i've nutes, being equivalent 10 FIX uis
nm, huuts and twenty -hvc minutes 10 lucchSV ~
The total distance travelled was 3,Ooe mlcS anu INV
average speed 1872 Knots an hour'